High-performance thermoelectric materials for radioisotope generators and waste heat recovery

用于放射性同位素发生器和废热回收的高性能热电材料

• 批准号: 567549-2021
• 负责人: Mozharivskyj, Yurij
• 金额: $ 2.19万
• 依托单位: McMaster University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=723169
• 关键词: performance; thermoelectric; materials; radioisotope; generators

Thermoelectric materials can convert heat directly into electricity. Thermoelectric materials are robust, reliable, mechanically and thermally stable, and can operate for many years without supervision or maintenance. Thermoelectric materials can be coupled with radioisotopes to produce electricity for wireless communication and navigation in remote areas of Canada, where other sources of electricity are not readily available. The same thermoelectric materials can be also used to capture and convert waste heat into electricity in numerous energy-intense industries, such as steel mills and cement plants. The proposed research will focus on the development of high-performance thermoelectric materials suitable for electricity generation.

热电材料可以将热直接转化为电。热电材料坚固，可靠，机械和热稳定，可以在没有监督或维护的情况下运行多年。热电材料可以与放射性同位素偶联，为加拿大偏远地区的无线通信和导航产生电力，这些地区不容易获得其他电力来源。同样的热电材料也可用于捕获废热并将其转化为电力，用于许多能源密集型行业，如钢铁米尔斯和水泥厂。拟议的研究将侧重于开发适用于发电的高性能热电材料。